On today’s show I give you a twist, instead of burgers, bbq or hot diggity dogs I muse about Latin Food. In particular, pork carnitas, black beans and guacamole. Pork carnitas are quite easy to make, they just take 3 hours or more to slowly roast….

In this episode I discuss the coastal dish Ceviche; originating from South America and popular all across the Latin World. You will find hundreds of ceviche preparations near coastal regions that harvest fresh fish, shellfish etc. …

Today I discuss making falafel, a middle eastern dish that is very common as a street food and claimed as the national dish in many countries. It’s made from chick peas and flavored with onion, garlic, parsley, lemon, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper etc….

On today’s show I discuss the popular and very simple vegan stew that features robust sweet potatoes, a hint of peanut butter and a variety of spices popular in North African cuisine; cumin, coriander, cayenne, cinnamon etc. It’s also flavored with ginger, garlic, onion and the sweetness of dried apricots. …

Lately I have been messing around with meatballs to find a very good, easy way to make them so the thousands of customers who buy our spices can use the spices to make these. Most meatball recipes have breading in them….I have enjoyed meatballs like that in the past but prefer the “all-meat” formulations much more.
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